A new uni semester (Q4) has just started. This semester I'm doing the 'Superannuation' subject. Browsing through the modules it all looks quite familiar, so I *should* be able to get another HD in this subject. So far I've completed four out of the twelve subjects required for the Master of Financial Planning degree, and have gotten two HD's (in Communication and Ethics for Financial Planners, and Investment Planning,) one D (in Financial Planning), and a Credit (in Commercial Law).
My GPA for 2019 (so far) is 6.0 which is just at the cut-off for getting onto the annual "Dean's List". Either a D or HD this semester will be enough to get on the Dean's List for 2019, but I'd prefer to get an HD this semester, as it will improve my chances of getting a university medal when I graduation.
My GPA overall (so far) is 6.25. To graduate 'with distinction' I'll need my GPA to be above 6.00, and for the Dean's Medal award at graduation I'll need a GPA above 6.00 AND be in the top 2% of my 'cohort' (which I think will be all the postgrad students graduating from the school of business that year). Hopefully I can get mostly HDs and Ds for the remaining subjects and get my final GPA to 6.50 or above. It's hard to know exactly what GPA will be sufficient to make it into the 'top 2%'.
This semester I also want to finish off the specialist courses in Margin Lending and SMSF that I'm doing with IIT, and also finish off the ADFP I'm also enrolled in with IIT. So I'll be quite busy studying for the rest of this year. Next year I'll only be doing my WSU studies, so it should be a little bit easier to ensure I get as many HDs as possible. Once I've finished the Masters degree I then plan on doing my CFP (the Masters degree will give me credits for three of the four required CFP courses) and to enrol in a PhD in Financial Planning. We'll see if things go according to plan...
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Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
MFinPlan progress
I was relieved that I managed to end up getting a Credit grade for last semester's subject 'Commercial Law' with a mark of 66%. As I had only gotten marks just over 65% for the assessment tasks during term, I had gone into the exam expecting to either just Pass the course or maybe get a Credit. Law was certainly not one of my favourite subjects! I've now completed 1/4 of the Masters degree in Financial Planning, and will be nearly half-way through by the end of the year.
My previous two subject results had been a Distinction and a High Distinction, so I'm just on track for the annual "Dean's Letter" this year (which requires a Distinction average and taking at least four subjects) and to remain on track to make the cut-off for consideration for a 'with Distinction' degree (must have a Distinction average overall i.e. GPA >=6.0) and to a have any shot at getting an academic medal (to get that I'd have to end up in the 'top 2%' of the graduating cohort, which would probably require getting mostly HDs from here on).
This semester I'm doing the subject 'Investment Planning', which should be a lot more enjoyable, although it seems to cover a lot of stuff that I'm already familiar with:
Module 1 - Investment environment
Module 2 - Risk and return
Module 3 - Investing in shares
Module 4 - Alternative investment
Module 5 - Investing in fixed income securities
Module 6 - Investment administration
Module 7 - The investment planning model and client profile
Module 8 - Investment objectives and returns
Module 9 - Management of risk
Module 10 - Investment strategy
Module 11 - Investment selection
Module 12 - Portfolio construction and management
This semester I need to make sure I also finish off the two 'specialist' courses (Margin Lending and SMSFs) that I'm enrolled in at the International Institute of Technology (I'm nearly finished, aside from the 'role play' video submissions and the final assessment quizes), and I also need to try to get a couple of the modules completed towards the Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning that I'm also enrolled in.
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My previous two subject results had been a Distinction and a High Distinction, so I'm just on track for the annual "Dean's Letter" this year (which requires a Distinction average and taking at least four subjects) and to remain on track to make the cut-off for consideration for a 'with Distinction' degree (must have a Distinction average overall i.e. GPA >=6.0) and to a have any shot at getting an academic medal (to get that I'd have to end up in the 'top 2%' of the graduating cohort, which would probably require getting mostly HDs from here on).
This semester I'm doing the subject 'Investment Planning', which should be a lot more enjoyable, although it seems to cover a lot of stuff that I'm already familiar with:
Module 1 - Investment environment
Module 2 - Risk and return
Module 3 - Investing in shares
Module 4 - Alternative investment
Module 5 - Investing in fixed income securities
Module 6 - Investment administration
Module 7 - The investment planning model and client profile
Module 8 - Investment objectives and returns
Module 9 - Management of risk
Module 10 - Investment strategy
Module 11 - Investment selection
Module 12 - Portfolio construction and management
This semester I need to make sure I also finish off the two 'specialist' courses (Margin Lending and SMSFs) that I'm enrolled in at the International Institute of Technology (I'm nearly finished, aside from the 'role play' video submissions and the final assessment quizes), and I also need to try to get a couple of the modules completed towards the Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning that I'm also enrolled in.
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